Today I realized that the easiest way to photograph a quilt top is to lay it on a piece of cotton batting (or maybe a carpet). I usually lay it on the floor and no matter how nicely it is pressed, there is no way to keep it perfectly smooth and flat. I started the quilting... and I like how it turns out! Now to quilt some pebbles. … [Read more...]

Here is the new addition to my stash. Ta Dot collection by Michael Miller - 37 fat quarters. Could you imagine something more beautiful ? I quilt because I love colors. And who could resist to these ? Before the arrival of these fabrics I told myself that I have now enough dots in my stash. But these colors are gorgeous. I think I need some yardage! Fly A Kite  - Riley … [Read more...]

...on my new quilt. I thought that basting the fabric onto paper templates  is the most time consuming step. But now I don't think so.I basted the 200 pieces in 2 days. This project teaches me how to be organized. I am so grateful  that someone so clever invented this technique.  It doesn't matter that you need time for hand stitching. Then you need time to remove the basting stitches. The … [Read more...]

New Quilt! I would like to make it in a week, but this is just a dream. English paper piecing, paper templates,  hand stitching and 200 pieces, no way to make it so quickly. I selected the fabrics from my precious Fusions fat quarter box. I have in my stash even enough  fabric (from the same line) for the two backgrounds. I have to wash them, meanwhile I am playing with the colors, … [Read more...]